An information display system is disclosed. A work environment providing a work area and a workstation including the information display system are also disclosed. The information display system includes a track system adapted to attach to a mounting structure and a plurality of display panels coupled to the track system for movement with respect to the mounting structure. The display panels are adapted to present information selectively for display by pivotal and translating movement of the plurality of display panels. The track system may include at least one rail. The display panels may be cantilevered away from the track system at a vertical elevation to provide clearance below the display panels for a seated worker. The information display system may include a plurality of containers coupled to the track system for movement with respect to the mounting structure, with each of the plurality of containers is adapted to include at least one display panel. Each of the display panels is adapted to present information and the information can selectively be presented for display by movement of the plurality of containers. Each of the display panels may include at least one display board. A docking area may be positioned along the track system and configured to at least partially conceal at least one of the display panels. A utility threshold may be adapted for movement along a predefined path about the work area to selectively deliver utilities to at least one portion of the work area. The work environment may provide a work space that can be arranged or divided to include at least one work area within the available floor space. In the work area, the display panels may be moved from a first arrangement to at least a second arrangement. The first arrangement allows one worker to use substantially all available floor space; the second arrangement allows a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment.
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13. A work space providing at least one work area, comprising:
a track system adapted for attachment to a mounting structure; a plurality of display panels adapted to present information in a work area; a utility threshold mounted on the track system for movement with respect to the mounting structure; the utility threshold being associated with the display panels so as to define an envelope of the work area in proximity to the display panels; the utility threshold being configured to provide utilities to support individual workers positioned in the work area.
25. In a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels, the improvement comprising: a panel wrap for at least a portion of the plurality of display panels, the plurality of display panels being cantilevered from and mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement, the first arrangement allowing one worker to use substantially all available floor space and the second arrangement allowing a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment.
75. In a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels, the improvement comprising:
a utility threshold at least partially supported on a floor; and the plurality of display panels being cantilevered from and mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement, the first arrangement allowing one worker to use substantially all available floor space and the second arrangement allowing a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment.
157. A work space for providing at least one work area comprising:
a track system; an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement; a utility threshold movably attached to the track system; wherein the first arrangement of display panels is configured to display information on the display panels to individual workers in the work area and the second arrangement of display panels is configured to share information on the display panels with a group of workers in the work area.
36. In a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels, the improvement comprising:
the plurality of display panels being cantilevered from and mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement, the first arrangement allowing one worker to use substantially all available floor space and the second arrangement allowing a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment; and a retractable partition adapted to provide a division of the floor space.
143. A work space for providing at least one work area comprising:
a track system; an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement; a shelving unit providing a docking area having a space for stowing at least one container; wherein the first arrangement of panels is configured to display information on the panels to individual workers in the work area and the second arrangement of panels is configured to share information on the panels with a group of workers in the work area.
48. In a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels, the improvement comprising:
the plurality of display panels being cantilevered from and mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement, the first arrangement allowing one worker to use substantially all available floor space and the second arrangement allowing a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment; and a utility threshold coupled to the at least one rail to provide utilities for use by at least a portion of the workers.
62. In a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels, the improvement comprising: the plurality of display panels being cantilevered from a mounting structure comprising a partial height wall and mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement, the first arrangement allowing one worker to use substantially all available floor space and the second arrangement allowing a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment; and
a utility threshold attached to a track system coupled to the partial height wall.
1. A work space providing at least one work area, comprising:
at least one rail adapted for mounting on a side of a mounting structure; a plurality of display panels attached to the rail for movement relative to the mounting structure; a docking area positioned relative to the rail and configured to shroud at least a portion of the plurality of display panels; wherein the display panels are adapted to display information and wherein the display panels are movable between a first arrangement wherein at least one of the display panels is shrouded within the docking area and at least one second arrangement wherein the at least one of the display panels is removed from the docking area to selectively reveal at least a portion of information and to selectively conceal at least another portion of information.
185. A work space for providing at least one work area comprising:
a track system; an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information and attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement; at least one article of furniture providing a docking area including a space for stowing a mobile article of furniture and having a space for stowing at least one container; wherein the first arrangement of display panels is configured to display information on the display panels to individual workers in the work area and the second arrangement of display panels is configured to share information on the display panels with a group of workers in the work area.
172. A work space for providing at least one work area comprising:
a track system; an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement; at least one article of furniture providing a docking area having a space for stowing at least one container and including a retractable screen adapted to provide at least partial concealment of at least one display panel; wherein the first arrangement of display panels is configured to display information on the display panels to individual workers in the work area and the second arrangement of display panels is configured to share information on the display panels with a group of workers in the work area.
129. A work space allowing the formation of a plurality of work areas to support a plurality of workers therein, comprising:
a plurality of substantially fixed mounting structures; a plurality of articles of furniture, at least one of the articles of furniture being mobile with respect to the substantially fixed mounting structures; an information display system including: a plurality of containers; a plurality of display panels mounted on a track system for both pivotal movement with respect to at least one of the plurality of mounting structures and for translating movement along the track system, at least one of the display panels including at least one display board; wherein work areas can selectively be formed within the work space by movement of the display panels and of the articles of furniture with respect to the fixed mounting structures.
198. A work space for providing at least one work area comprising:
a track system; an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement; at least one article of furniture providing a worksurface and a docking area having a space for stowing at least one container and the plurality of display panels are at a vertical height to provide for clearance above the worksurface; wherein the first arrangement of display panels is configured to display information on the display panels to individual workers in the work area and the second arrangement of display panels is configured to share information on the display panels with a group of workers in the work area.
101. A work space allowing the formation of a plurality of work areas to support a plurality of workers therein, comprising:
a plurality of substantially fixed mounting structures; a plurality of articles of furniture, at least some of the articles of furniture being mobile with respect to the substantially fixed mounting structures, and at least one of the articles of furniture including a utility threshold coupled to at least one mounting structure; an information display system including a plurality of display panels mounted on a track system for both pivotal movement with respect to at least one of the plurality of mounting structures and for translating movement along the track system; wherein work areas can selectively be formed within the work space by movement of the display panels and of the articles of furniture with respect to the fixed mounting structures.
115. A work space allowing the formation of a plurality of work areas to support a plurality of workers therein, comprising:
a plurality of substantially fixed mounting structures; a plurality of articles of furniture, at least one of the articles of furniture being mobile with respect to the substantially fixed mounting structures, and at least one of the articles of furniture including a retractable screen adapted to provide at least partial concealment; an information display system including a plurality of display panels mounted on a track system for both pivotal movement with respect to at least one of the plurality of mounting structures and for translating movement along the track system; wherein work areas can selectively be formed within the work space by movement of the display panels and of the articles of furniture with respect to the fixed mounting structures.
88. A work space allowing the formation of a plurality of work areas to support a plurality of workers therein, comprising:
a plurality of substantially fixed mounting structures; a plurality of articles of furniture, at least some of the articles of furniture being mobile with respect to the substantially fixed mounting structures, and at least one of the articles of furniture a docking area having a space for stowing at leas one container and including a shelving unit; an information display system including a plurality of display panels mounted on a track system for both pivotal movement relative to at least one of the plurality of mounting structures and for translating movement along the track system; wherein work areas can selectively be formed within the work space by movement of the display panels and of the articles of furniture with respect to the fixed mounting structures.
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The following U.S. patent applications are cited by reference and incorporated by reference herein: (a) Ser. No. 09/182,998 titled "INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM" filed Oct. 30, 1998; (b) Ser. No. 09/183,023 titled "WORKSTATION" filed Oct. 30, 1998; (c) Ser. No. 09/182,997 titled "DISPLAY BOARD SYSTEM" filed Oct. 30, 1998; (d) Ser. No. 09/182,999 titled "DISPLAY BOARD SYSTEM" filed Oct. 30, 1998.
The present invention relates to an information display system adapted for use within a work environment providing one or more workstations.
It is well known in a large work environment to define a group work space that may be divided or otherwise arranged to create one or more work areas for use by individual workers or small groups of workers. Work areas are commonly configured to form one or more workstations, by arrangement of one or more articles of furniture, such as panel walls, worksurfaces, storage units, chairs or seating products, etc., typically in a manner intended to support workers in a wide variety of individual and group activities. Typically, such known arrangements are not optimally suited for use in a dynamic work environment, where individual and team spaces are ideally capable of rapid configuration and reconfiguration by the workers themselves in a highly efficient manner, as needed for varied sets of individual or group activities. Recently, these dynamic work environments characterized by the need for flexibility, reconfigurable work areas, and the ability to support a wide variety of activities of both individual workers and project teams of varying sizes, have become prevalent and typically include more mobile forms of such articles of furniture.
All of these work spaces typically are required to accommodate a flow of information, often presented in the form of documents, that is created, used or shared by the workers. Indeed, in known work environments, it is well known to provide for the display of information to support the individual or collaborative activities of one or more workers. A fundamental purpose of any system for the display of information is to facilitate "information persistence"--to provide an organizational framework for the presentation of information that freely enables the collection of information, the presentation of information, and the retention of information as it becomes meaningful or useful to an individual or group. This purpose is best served by a system that allows current information to be prominently displayed and readily accessible. However, known arrangement for the display of information in any work environment, which typically utilize both vertical surfaces and horizontal surfaces provided within the work environment, do not fully achieve this or other purposes that are desirable. This is particularly true in a dynamic work environment.
In some typical work environments it is very common to display information on "fixed" or "static" vertical surfaces, such as full-height walls, partial-height panel walls, or the like. Fixed walls typically provide for the territorial division of the work space, and incidentally provide a stable vertical surface for the prominent display of information (e.g. space for "tiling" of information). However, because the amount of vertical wall surfaces available for use to display information is limited, the volume of information that can be displayed is limited. Moreover, fixed walls are not readily reconfigurable to form work areas since reconfiguration of the work space is generally a time-consuming and labor-intensive process beyond the capability of the workers themselves and requiring a substantial amount of advance planning and the use of tools and other equipment. Because fixed walls are effectively immobile and are not typically positioned for the display of information, their efficiency is further limited. In addition, the commonly known methods of presenting information on fixed walls of such known arrangements, for example, do not provide an organizational framework well suited to achieve an optimal degree of information persistence. In many instances, according to commonly known arrangements, the visual effect or "scenery" provided in the work environment by information displayed on vertical walls and surfaces tends to be static and constantly "on display," rarely being refreshed or interchanged for example, when placing charts in relatively inaccessible locations. In other instances, manner in which the information displayed on the vertical surface renders it fleeting and easily defaced, for example when information is written on a white board. That is, fixed walls are not able to adequately achieve optimum "information persistence" attributes, or to support the reconfigurability necessary in a dynamic work environment.
It is also very common to display and store information on horizontal surfaces, such as provided by desks, tables, shelving units or the like, in stacks or piles. However, given that the amount of horizontal surfaces in a work environment is limited, such information is commonly "stacked" or covered with other information, with other information given precedence--intentionally or inadvertently--over the information beneath it. As layers of information are created on the horizontal surface, it is common for workers to adopt a practice where the information is brought into view from beneath other information only as it is needed. While information presented in this fashion is ordinarily characterized by its accessibility, such information is often forgotten, lost or misplaced as "layers" are rearranged, particularly in situations involving large or varied amounts of information in relation to the available work space. Also, when a horizontal surface is used in this manner, workers are deprived of space that might be put to better use as an actual worksurface instead of as a storage space for information of lower precedence. The use of a horizontal surface in this manner is inconsistent with the dynamic work environment, where information is ideally used, displayed and stored in a highly efficient manner, and where work surfaces may be shared by more than one worker (each of whom may require or desire access to entirely different sets of information).
Hanging display panel systems represent an attempt to achieve the advantages of prominence and accessibility, not achieved either by use of fixed walls or worksurfaces. However, hanging display panel systems do not fully achieve optimum "information persistence" attributes particularly in situations involving large or varied amounts of information in relation to the available work space. Hanging display panel systems attempt to provide a less permanent, but prominent, vertical surface on which to display information, in a work area. Hanging display panel systems have been developed to display information in various formats utilizing individual panels that are portable and can be displayed in layered or other arrangements. At times, these configurations can include arrangements that provide a degree of reconfigurable space division and the mobile display panels do allow information to be refreshed or interchanged. But the mobility of display panels in such systems makes them difficult to "manage" for either an organized framework for providing the optimum degree of information persistence or utilizing the boards for effective space division. Indeed, while such systems may include a wide variety of mounting structures, such as carts, overhead beams or other structures that allow a wide variety of configurations, none provide an optimum framework for such management.
Accordingly, it would be advantageous to provide for an information display system for use in a work environment that facilitates the efficient use, display and storage of information in the work environment. It would also be advantageous to provide for an information display system that more effectively facilitates "information persistence"--the collection and retention of information meaningful to an individual or group--so that information is readily available and can be "revealed" when needed and yet can be "concealed" and conveniently stowed away securely when not needed. It would further be advantageous to have an information display system that facilitates the management and use of information on vertical surfaces, providing an abundance of display surfaces while occupying a minimal amount of work space. It would further be advantageous to have an information display system that provides an organizational scheme for separating, identifying and linking related but distinct fields of displayed information. It would further be advantageous to provide for a workstation using the information display system and associated structures in order to create work areas that can be readily configured and reconfigured for use by individual workers, small groups or workers and large groups or workers. It would further be advantageous to provide for a work environment including the information display system so that workstations and work areas can dynamically be configured and reconfigured. It would further be advantageous to have an information display system for use in a work environment that allows the efficient and complete transformation of the visual context of a work space or workstation during transitions between projects, tasks and personal respites in the course of a work day or work week. It would further be advantageous to have an information display system for use in a work environment providing for an arrangement and proportion of display boards that evoke a spatial sensation or envelopment and immersiveness for an individual or small group viewing the information.
The present invention relates to an information display system. The information display system includes a track system adapted to attach to a substantially vertical mounting structure and a plurality of display panels coupled to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the mounting structure. At least one display panel of the plurality of display panels is adapted to present information selectively for display by movement of the plurality of display panels.
The present invention also relates to a work space providing at least one work area. The work space includes a mounting structure and a track system attached to the mounting structure. A plurality of display boards attached to the track system for both pivotal movement within relative to the mounting structure and translating movement relative to the track system. The display boards are adapted to display information and wherein the display boards are movable between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement to selectively reveal at least a portion of the information and to selectively conceal at least another portion of the information.
The present invention further relates to a work space for providing at least one work area. The work space includes a track system and an information display system including a plurality of display panels adapted to present information attached to the track system for both pivotal and translating movement with respect to the track system between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement. In at least one work area the first arrangement of panels within the at least one work area are configured to display information on the panels to individual workers and the second arrangement of panels within the at least one work area is configured to share information or the panels with a group of workers.
The present invention further relates to an information display system. The information display system includes at least one rail and a plurality of display boards attached for movement with respect to the at least one rail. The display boards are cantilevered away from the at least one rail at a vertical elevation to provide clearance below the display boards for a seated worker.
The present invention further relates to an information display system. The information display system includes a track system adapted for attachment to a mounting structure and a plurality of containers coupled to the track system for movement with respect to the mounting structure. Each of the plurality of containers is adapted to provide a first display panel and a second display panel. Each of the display panels is adapted to present information and the information can selectively be presented for display by movement of the plurality of containers.
The present invention further relates to a work space. The work space includes a mounting structure and a track system adapted for attachment to the mounting structure. A plurality of display panels is coupled to the track system for movement along the track system. A docking area is positioned along the track system configured to at least partially conceal at least one of the display panels.
The present invention further relates to a workstation defining a work area. The work area includes at least one utility threshold adapted for movement along a predefined path about the work area to selectively deliver utilities to at least one portion of the work area.
The present invention further relates to a fixed floor space work environment adapted to support a group of workers sharing information contained on a plurality of display panels. The work environment is provided with the plurality of display panels mounted for movement along at least one rail between a first arrangement and at least one second arrangement. The first arrangement allows one worker to use substantially all available floor space, the second arrangement allows a plurality of workers to share the available floor space so as to facilitate the utilization of the floor space by workers present in the work environment.
Referring to the FIGURES, an information display system is shown for use in association with a work environment that may include one or more workstations according to preferred and other exemplary embodiments of the present invention. For purposes of any exemplary or alternative embodiments of the present invention, the work environment may be of any type generally providing a work space for one or more workers. The work space may be divided or otherwise arranged to provide one or more work areas for use by the workers, who may be engaged in any of a wide variety of individual activities or group activities, for example, as may be performed by members of a project team or department. Workstations may be configured within the work environment by including one or more articles of furniture within the work areas in support of the workers and their activities. As indicated in FIGURES, the information display system may be adapted for use within the work environment or included workstations in wide variety of arrangements, each intended to support individual or collaborative activities of one or more workers, for example, by facilitating the efficient creation, use and storage of information or the configuration and reconfiguration of work areas for the activities.
According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the work environment will be defined at least partially by architectural walls and/or a system of panel walls, such as partial height partitions, any of which may provide a mounting structure for the information display system. As will be shown with reference to exemplary embodiments, the work environment and associated workstations may be arranged to include any of a wide variety of articles of furniture and other associated elements, including additional panel walls configured in any of a wide variety of orientations, chairs or other seating products, storage or casegoods products, tables and other worksurfaces, lighting products or systems, as well as other accessories, electronic or computing equipment and other systems (with associated connectivity such as cabling) known and used in the work environment. According to alternative embodiments, any one or more articles of furniture may provide a mounting structure for the information display system.
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Information display system 6 includes a plurality of information-containing structures shown as containers 8. Each container 8 provides two lateral panels shown as a right display panel 44 and a left display panel 44; each display panel 44 provides one exterior surface 40 and one interior surface 42; each container 8 thus provides two exterior surfaces 40 and two interior surfaces 42 for the display or presentation of information. Each container 8 is coupled to a track system shown as a set of horizontal rails 30 mounted to a mounting structure shown as panel wall 282 through a mounting assembly. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, as shown in
Utility threshold 24 is coupled to a track system shown as a horizontal rail 31 mounted on the side of panel wall 282. Utility threshold 24 is formed of an "L"-shaped frame with a horizontal frame member shown as a horizontal beam 49 and a vertical frame member shown as post 50. Utility threshold 24 includes a mounting assembly 52a having a slide mechanism 54 (including one or more glide blocks) engaging horizontal rail 31, and a canopy 55 associated with light fixtures 56 attached to beam 49; utility threshold 24 also includes a floor wheel assembly (e.g. shown as a caster 58 or the like) at the base of post 50. As shown, utility threshold 24 is configured for sliding movement along panel wall 282 on horizontal rail 31 and rolling movement along floor 118 on wheel assembly. According to any particularly preferred embodiment, the utility threshold is configured to supply utilities (i.e., voice, power, data, etc.) or connectivity to utilities for use in the work area, see
It should be noted that according to. any preferred embodiment, the information display system and its associated elements can be readily and easily be arranged to configure or reconfigure one or more workstations or work areas of varying sizes within the work space given in a work environment, for example by selective arrangement of the containers and/or display panels of the information display system, the utility threshold, and the docking area and other associated articles of furniture, to support one or more workers in individual or group activities. According to alternative embodiments, the docking area may be provided by any of a wide variety of structures or articles of furniture, alone or in combination, that have been arranged to provide a space where containers and/or display panels and articles of furniture can be stowed. In the exemplary embodiment of
As shown in FIG. 1 and other FIGURES, information contained on display panels may selectively be revealed or concealed, for example, by selective arrangement of the relative positions of the containers with respect to other containers or associated articles of furniture or by selective arrangement of the pivotal condition of the display panels associated with the containers. When the display panels are oriented so that the interior surface of one display panel of the container is drawn adjacent to and in parallel alignment with respect to the other display panel of the container, the container is said to be in a "closed" condition and information contained on either of the interior surfaces is said to be "concealed." When one display panel of the container is pivoted about the vertical axis out of parallel alignment with respect to the other display panel of the container, the container is said to be in an "open" condition and information contained on both of the interior surfaces is said to be "revealed" (if not otherwise obstructed or concealed from view). Each display panel of the container may independently be pivoted 90 degrees from the closed condition; when each display panel has been pivoted 90 degrees so that the display panels are 180 degrees opposed, the container is in a "fully open" condition and information on both interior surfaces is "revealed", while information on both exterior surfaces is "concealed". Referring to
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According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the frame members of the utility threshold (e.g. horizontal beam and vertical post) have a construction similar to the space frame systems disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,511,348 titled "FURNITURE SYSTEM", incorporated by reference herein, and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,899,025 titled "FURNITURE SYSTEM", incorporated by reference herein, and employed in the CONJUNCTION™ Space Frame available from Steelcase Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich. According to alternative embodiments, the utility threshold and its associated elements (e.g. frame members, mounting assembly, utility delivery zone, lighting fixtures, canopy, privacy screen, etc.) may have any of a wide variety of constructions.
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Display board 10w has two flat exterior surfaces with a central core providing a series of diagonal passages 254 (see
Pivotal adjustment of display board 10w within container 9y is effected by lifting frame tube 170 within hole 244 of base hub 162 to disengage index tabs 240 from index slots 242, then rotating frame tube 170 to another adjustment position where index tabs 240 can engage index slots 244 and lowering frame tube 170 back into hole 234; eight discrete adjustment positions spaced at 45 degree intervals are provided according to the exemplary embodiment (but according to alternative embodiments, other adjustment positions may be provided).
Referring to
The hinge and rail detail for mobile workstation 4p according to a particularly preferred embodiment is shown schematically in FIG. 33. Rails 30 for the containers are mounted on the inside of base wall 286 and end wall 284; external rails 31 for utility threshold 24 are mounted on the outside of base wall 286 and end wall 284. Hinges 296 are included within internal rails 30; one portion of internal rail 30 (affixed to base wall 286) extends across the interface of base wall 286 and end wall 284. A clearance aperture 299 allows the portion of rail 30 to have clearance into end wall 284 when pivoted with respect to base wall 286. Diagonally tapered ends of external rails 31, which separate when the mobile workstation is stowed, are arranged to keep utility threshold 24z from sliding out of the docked position. (According to alternative embodiments, other hinge and rail mechanisms may be employed to provide the desired hinge action while facilitating the full use of rails for the containers and utility threshold.)
Referring to
According to any preferred embodiment, the information display system provides an organizational framework intended to promote and advance the efficient use, display and storage of information and layers of information on display panels (e.g., "information persistence," regardless of the format by which the information is placed on associated display boards) in the work environment. According to any preferred embodiment of the information display system, each display panel will include at least one display board adapted to contain or present information. As will become apparent to those of ordinary skill who review this disclosure, the display boards may be provided in any of a wide variety or formats, or may be adapted to display information in any of a wide variety of formats and/or media; a wide variety of configurations are possible for the information display system, employing variations of size, shape, orientation, arrangement, mounting interfaces and structures, etc., as well as variations in the deployment of display boards. According to any preferred embodiment, the information display system will facilitate the dynamic configurability and reconfigurability of work spaces, workstations and work environments, in territorial appearance and contextual appearance (e.g. as scenery or "sets" can be reconfigured in a theatre play).
According to alternative embodiments, the information display system can be implemented through a wide variety of mounting arrangements that allow for translating movement of the containers and associated display boards with respect to a wide variety of mounting structures, for example, floors, architectural walls, panel walls, systems furniture, space frames, other articles of furniture, etc. The variety of mounting structures that may be used with the information display system illustrates the flexibility and adaptability of the information display system to a wide variety of work environments. Moreover, although in the exemplary embodiments the mounting assembly and track system for the containers of the information display system are preferably arranged for linear movement along the mounting structure, according to alternative embodiments, the track system of the information display system may be configured for wholly or partially curved movement (e.g. as necessary to conform to a curved wall or other mounting structure alone or in combination to facilitate the movement of containers from one orientation or plane to another within a work environment.)
It is important to note that the use of the terms "display panel" or "display board" are not meant as terms of limitation, insofar as any "panel" or "board" or like structure having a decorative or functional use or application is intended to be within the scope of the term. For example, the use of the term "display board" is intended as a convenient reference for any such "board" or structure, which may also be viewed synonymously with the term "work board" or other like terms. According to any preferred embodiment, the display panel or display board is configured in a generally symmetrical basic form so that the designation of a "front surface" and "back surface" is essentially arbitrary and dependent upon the orientation within the information display system. Exemplary display boards may be formed of any of a variety or materials or have any of a variety of sizes and shapes, constructions (with any of a variety of properties, such as weight, strength, rigidity, acoustic properties, flammability, etc. suitable for the intended application) and mounting interfaces. As will be apparent to those who review this disclosure, the outer surfaces of the display boards may be provided with a wide variety of surface treatments (e.g. tackable or repositionable adhesive, clear film overlay or "photo album", clear film "pocket", writable clear film, cork or tack board, peg board, magnetic board, marker board, dry erase or "white" board, paper or paper tablet, projection screen, graphics display, cloth, etc.) in a wide variety of combinations (i.e. with one surface differing in whole or in part from the other surface) that may be suited or adapted to a wide variety of functional and decorative purposes according to the preferred and other alternative exemplary embodiments of the present invention. According to any preferred embodiment, the display boards and associated structures and systems are configured for ease and flexibility of use (e.g. recording, mapping, transformation, capture, etc.), display (e.g. sharing and communicating), and storage--information persistence--as well as of mounting and removal from associated mounting structures (such as the containers).
It is also important to note that the use of the term "information" is meant to cover any use of any type of media or any type of representation that can be associated with a display board (or work board).
Although only a few exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail in this disclosure, those skilled in the art who review this disclosure will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments (such as variations in sizes, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, values of parameters, mounting arrangements, or use of materials) without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Other substitutions, modifications, changes and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the preferred embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
Baloga, Mark A., Forslund, III, Carl V.
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